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Hypothermia can kill: how to spot it, treat it and prevent it

Can you spot the signs of hypothermia and do you know how to treat it and, more importantly, prevent it.

22 November 2012

Back from the brink: outdoors brand Gelert gets back on a firm footing

Thirty-seven years ago, in a shed in the north Wales village of Bryncir, husband and wife team Alasdair and Jane Langdon started an outdoor gear company.

24 October 2012

Beinn a’Chlaidheimh no longer a munro: official

One of the more curious uncertainties in recent Scottish hill history has been resolved with news that the Scottish Mountaineering Club has announced a change in the status of Beinn a’Chlaidheimh, an impressive rocky hill which rises above Strath na Sealga in Wester Ross and has long formed part of the celebrated ‘Fisherfield Six’ munros.

06 September 2012

Scent to find you – the search dogs that might save your life

It’s a sobering thought that the difference between life and death for a stricken hillwalker could be down to a squeaky toy.

19 June 2012

A chill wind blows Fellsman off course in eventful 50th challenge

The hundreds of runners and walkers who gathered in a Yorkshire Dales village at the weekend were probably anticipating a very special event.

02 May 2012

Updated Countryside Code has advice for visitors and land managers

The Government’s advisory body on the outdoors has relaunched its Countryside Code – the set of guidelines visitors are expected to obey when in the great outdoors.

08 April 2012

How to be a Mountain Leader: we take the first faltering steps

I’m walking down a steep, rock-strewn Lakeland fell. I can’t see a thing and I stumble as my foot slides off a stone. But my slip is stopped by...

05 March 2012

Mountain council boss's fears for climbing under new coastal law

The head of the British Mountaineering Council has spoken of his worries that existing outdoor access could be curtailed under a law meant to increase the public’s right to walk England’s coastal areas.

21 November 2011

The Dragon's Back is back: 200-mile mountain race is revived

One of the hardest challenge races ever run – over the mountains of Wales, from north coast to south –will be staged again, 20 years after the first, and so far only event.

15 September 2011

Rebirth of a British icon: the brasher Hillmaster II GTX

Come and join us in the Lake District, the email said. You’ll need a sense of humour and nerves of steel. Now there’s a challenge. But the d...

03 November 2012

New Mountain Training courses will teach hill safety to Joe Public

The organisation that has overseen the training of thousands of mountain leaders now wants to widen its remit and start educating Joe Public about how to stay safer in the hills of the UK.

20 October 2012

Mountains and charity walkers: a rescuer makes a plea

Charity fundraising groups heading for the summits of Britain’s peaks increase the workload for mountain rescue teams in those honeypot areas.

12 July 2012

Kenton Cool eyes Everest 60th anniversary after successful 10th summit

Record-breaking Everest mountaineer Kenton Cool has hinted he may attempt another climb on the world’s highest mountain.

28 May 2012

In search of the top of a 'meaningless' Cairngorms top

Amateur surveyor and hillwalking fanatic John Barnard has nailed the height of several contentious mountains as one of the trio of 'hill sleuths' who lug their expensive GPS equipment to summits around Britain.

26 April 2012

Kenton's Olympic Everest bid will be 'an emotional ride'

The British climber who has stood on the world’s highest summit more times than any of his countrymen is setting off on an Everest attempt that will be one his most special ascents.

28 March 2012

The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view

Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.

31 December 2011

Recyling outdoor gear: first industry steps towards a greener future?

How green is your outdoor gear? No, not the colour; do you ever consider the environmental consequences of the clothes and equipment you use, or th...

15 November 2011

Concern as Government plans to ditch adventure licensing body

On a cool, bright March morning in 1993, eight teenage schoolchildren and two of their teachers clambered into kayaks for a two-hour paddle across a Dorset bay.

18 August 2011

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